Page Eight
Taste attributes: dramamysterythrillerespionageheavyimaginaryintricateglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs
"New Century. New Rules."
Boxlist takeSmart and weighty: a stylised thriller, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
6.5 /10
TMDB · 177 votes
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Originality: Balanced originality, where this profile leans fresh / original
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Synopsis
Johnny is a long-serving MI5 officer. His boss dies suddenly, leaving behind an inexplicable file which threatens the stability of the organisation.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- David Hare
Cast
- Ralph Fiennes
- Rachel Weisz
- Bill Nighy
- Michael Gambon
- Felicity Jones
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2011
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- BBC
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
